If you can find a copy of "Check Six" you can read Boots' elucidation
of the MGM Grand fire. ISTR they were on the 25th floor. Boots was his
usual cool self, but I was really impressed by his lady's actions. She
just said something like 'Tell em what to do-" he did, and she did it!
Just think about stepping off the balcony 25 stories up. She'd do to
ride the river with! For short landings - I used to have a videotape of
a 727 doing a maximum performance short field landing. The aircraft was
stopped in less than 1400 feet of ground roll. The 727 is a little
unique in that it came from the factory with nose wheel brakes, but
they won't engage unless braking effort exceeds something like at least
80% of maximum. Alas, the tape was left with the college when I
retired.
Walt BJ